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  1. AdeeC

    Question: Did US Pilots wear A-2' s during Vietnam war?

    Having been to Vietnam eight times I can confirm that it does get cool enough to wear an A2 in Hanoi during the very short winters up north. But then there were no airforce personel anywhere near Hanoi unless on missions or POW's during the War. The highlands are also cooler but humid and I'm...
  2. AdeeC

    Mobile version sucks

    +1. Some photos are huge and slow everything down. Looks incredibly ugly to boot.
  3. AdeeC

    Anyone else like Hollywood Precode movies?

    Yes GABRIEL OVER THE WHITEHOUSE is creepy because it was made to be a serious film. In the early 30's there was a lot of interest in Fascism as an alternative to democracy because of the pain from the Depression. WR Hearst was a fan at the time. This film was how he idealised the future of the...
  4. AdeeC

    Aero Anj4

    Awesome jacket but coming from Australia, I agree with Bunyip. Will be good for attending night football games in winter over here and a few other occasional wears. The positive is that it will still look like new in 20 years. Needs to be looked at as a long term investment.
  5. AdeeC

    Anyone else like Hollywood Precode movies?

    Another couple of interesting Precode Films. 13 WOMEN. A female serial killer murders 12 of her former school mates who bullied her at boarding school. Stars Myrna Loy. THE MASK OF FU MANCHU. A notable scene is Fu's sadistic daughter Fah Lo See( Myrna Loy again) having an orgasm whilst...
  7. AdeeC

    Anyone else like Hollywood Precode movies?

    Three Precode films worth noting for their unusual subject matter. MASSACRE. A rich American Indian playboy rodeo star who has a harem of white women at his beck and call decides to save his tribe from greedy land speculators and ranchers. Stars Richard Barthelmess. GABRIEL OVER THE...
  8. AdeeC

    Anyone else like Hollywood Precode movies?

    Two very interesting and quite wild silent precodes that are a real hoot starred Phyliss Haver who was almost a dead ringer for Marilyn Monroe are CHICAGO and BATTLE OF THE SEXES. Just as sexy but badder and far more realistic in the sex bomb role. She retired quite young at the peak of her...
  9. AdeeC

    Anyone else like Hollywood Precode movies?

    Here is a clip from the musical MURDER AT THE VANITIES 1934. One of the most outraegous and entertaining politically incorrect precode films. This film was locked away for decades after 1934 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnySJxE_XQA
  10. AdeeC

    Anyone else like Hollywood Precode movies?

    All those films you mentioned were not locked up in the vault because they had redeemable features or could be edited to make them adhere to the code in parts. Many other great precode films were too far compromised to be rehabilitated. If you are a Jean Harlow fan, you should watch Red Headed...
  11. AdeeC

    Anyone else like Hollywood Precode movies?

    Before the middle of 1934, American film before the enactment of the Breen Code enjoyed a period of minimal censorship and freedom for filmmakers to be daring and innovative. These are my favourite all time Golden Era films. This was a period when women could be tough, liberated, bad or all...
  13. AdeeC

    Good leather jacket repairer in Melbourne area?

    I like to thank you all for recommending Mars Leather. They replaced the cuff and waist knits I supplied and a small repair with no problem and also only a few days wait time. Total cost was $AU90 which was very reasonable.
  14. AdeeC

    Shocking Stories About Your Golden Era Relatives

    An old joke I heard. Why do men usually die before their wives? .....Because they want to!
  15. AdeeC

    What should an A-2 looks like when you wear it unzip?

    Body shape has a lot to do how how a jacket hangs also.
  16. AdeeC

    How did people in the 40s-50s casually dress? (Without Suits)

    Not sure if mentioned but there are great examples of 1950's teenage clothes and fashion in James Dean's film REBEL WITHOUT CAUSE and in glorious colour too.
  17. AdeeC

    Shocking Stories About Your Golden Era Relatives

    I am sure many family histories have a corrupted database.
  19. AdeeC

    Good leather jacket repairer in Melbourne area?

    Thanks Seb. That sounds very promising.
  20. AdeeC

    Shocking Stories About Your Golden Era Relatives

    About 25 years ago I went to visit my elderly grandmother before she passed away in Italy whom I had not seen or spoken to since I was about 5 years old when the family moved to Australia. My grandmother never went to school or had travelled more than a 100km from her home town. When I visited...
  21. AdeeC

    A2 Patches and their Proper Location on a Jacket

    I am leaning your way. The pointed collar, shape of tag, drape and pocket flaps hint more to a Dubow. The waist knits in that muddy purple brown also suggest a Dubow. What appears to be a beveled corner on the right pocket may be an illusion.
  22. AdeeC

    A2 Patches and their Proper Location on a Jacket

    Look for a copy of Jon Maguires book American Flight Jackets, Airmen & Aircraft. It is full of authentic period painted and patched jackets. You will find no hard and fast rules in WWII to how jackets were patched, though particular squadrons and groups had their own styles. Mostly they were...
  23. AdeeC

    Zip it

    The zips on my Aero A2 and Grizzly are identical replica Talon zips. Almost the same as the original Talon zip on my WWII Dubow A2 and only the most pedantic will tell the difference.
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